A Case of Pulmonary Choriocarcinoma.
10.4046/trd.2007.62.3.237
- Author:
Semi PARK
1
;
Woo In YANG
;
Ji Ae MOON
;
Min Kwang BYUN
;
Woo Young CHUNG
;
Sang Bong CHOI
;
Jae Hee CHUNG
;
Shin Myung KANG
;
Moo Suk PARK
;
Young Sam KIM
;
Joon CHANG
;
Nam Hoon CHO
;
Sang Ho CHO
;
Sung Kyu KIM
;
Se Kyu KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sekyukim@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Choriocarcinoma;
Lung;
Men
- MeSH:
Adult;
Autopsy;
Biopsy;
Choriocarcinoma*;
Cough;
Dyspnea;
Female;
Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Lung;
Male;
Pathology;
Pleural Effusion;
Pregnancy;
Radiography, Thoracic
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2007;62(3):237-240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary choriocarcinoma is a very rare tumor in men. Herrein, the case of a pulmonary choriocarcinoma in 39-year-old man, and whether it had a primary nature, is reported. He denied any prior medical illness, but was admitted to our hospital with a history of a cough, and progressive dyspnea and hemoptysis 2 and 1 week duration, respectively. Chest radiographs on admission revealed a huge lung mass, 10 cm in diameter, in the left upper lung field, with left pleural effusion. Although biopsies using several diagnostic methods for the pathological confirmation were attempted, the pathology was not confirmed. Finally, the patient died after 2 months of regression. An autopsy of the lung was then performed.
